.5x+.5x(x-6)=44

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Solution for .5x+.5x(x-6)=44 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x + 0.5x(x + -6) = 44

Reorder the terms:
0.5x + 0.5x(-6 + x) = 44
0.5x + (-6 * 0.5x + x * 0.5x) = 44
0.5x + (-3x + 0.5x2) = 44

Combine like terms: 0.5x + -3x = -2.5x
-2.5x + 0.5x2 = 44

Solving
-2.5x + 0.5x2 = 44

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-44 + -2.5x + 0.5x2 = 44 + -44

Combine like terms: 44 + -44 = 0
-44 + -2.5x + 0.5x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
0.5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '0.5'.
-88 + -5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '88' to each side of the equation.
-88 + -5x + 88 + x2 = 0 + 88

Reorder the terms:
-88 + 88 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 88

Combine like terms: -88 + 88 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 88
-5x + x2 = 0 + 88

Combine like terms: 0 + 88 = 88
-5x + x2 = 88

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 88 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 88 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 88 + 6.25 = 94.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 94.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 94.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.708243919

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 9.708243919 and -9.708243919.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 9.708243919 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 9.708243919 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 9.708243919 Solving -2.5 + x = 9.708243919 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 9.708243919 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 9.708243919 + 2.5 x = 9.708243919 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 9.708243919 + 2.5 = 12.208243919 x = 12.208243919 Simplifying x = 12.208243919

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -9.708243919 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -9.708243919 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -9.708243919 Solving -2.5 + x = -9.708243919 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -9.708243919 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -9.708243919 + 2.5 x = -9.708243919 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -9.708243919 + 2.5 = -7.208243919 x = -7.208243919 Simplifying x = -7.208243919

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.208243919, -7.208243919}

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